Show j Story of young scientists' Navy trip told Richard son of and Ted is one of seventy-nine young scientists from states west of the Mississippi who were guests of the Navy during the 1963 week-long Science Cruiser Program in Long Beach and San Diego which began July Winners of the regional Science Fair the young men arrived at Long Beach International airport Monday July and were transported to the carrier YORKTOWN The following day they cruised in the YORKTOWN and witnessed carrier qualifications of both jet and propeller-driven On Tuesday the Science Cruisers boarded busses for San Diego and their temporary at the U. S. Naval On the Science Cruisers visited San Diego State College for two seminars in physics and medical They had lunch at the S. Navy and while those interested in med and related sciences toured the hospital in the the remainder visited General Atomic for a tour and seminar Thursday found the Science Cruisers airborne on their way to a full day of tours and seminars at the Naval Ordnance Test China They visited Michelson named after the only Naval Academy graduate to win a Nobel Peace Prize fin Returning to San the Cruisers visited General Dynamics Astronautics on Kearny Mesa Friday and tour the Navy Electronics Laboratory Friday Medical cruisers will visit the Navy's Aviation Physiological Research Laboratory on North the Science Cruisers witnessed an amphibious landing on the Sand Table at the U. S. Naval Amphibious and that afternoon will see the San Diego Padres vs Worth at Westgate On the Science Cruisers visited the world famous San Diego and enjoyed one of the city's many beaches at Mission Beach they departed by Navy air for their This is the year the Navy has cooperated with the National Science Fairs in honoring young men who experiments ranging from Spectrum and the Doppler to of Radio Noise and Experimental Artificial and Guests of the Chief of Naval the Science Cruiser's local host was Rear Admiral Almon E. Commander of the Eleventh Naval Distinct |